Flatiron



A. M. DICKIE Original Filed July 31, 1940 Inventor- W 6. Hie Atoor-neg.

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Patented Oct. 20, 1942 FLATIRGN Alexander M. Dickie, Ontario, Califl, assignor to General Electric New York Original application Jul 1941, Serial No. 397,413

4 Claims.

This invention relates to flatirons, and it has for its object the provision of an improved heel rest structure in an iron of this character.

This invention contemplates an improved flatiron having a one-piece shell which functions as a cover'for the sole plate and also forms a rearwardly extending heel rest.

A closure plate is provided for closing the space between the shell and the sole plate at the rear. This plate is supported between the sole plate and the shell and is held between them in such a way that screws, rivets or like fastening devices are not needed.

This application is a division of my copending application, SerialNo. 348,929, filed July 31, 1940, and assigned to the same assignee as this application.

For a more complete understanding of this invention, reference should be had to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is an elevation partly in section of a flatiron embodying this invention; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig, 1 and looking in the direction of the arows; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of a portion of the fiatiron of Fig.- 1; and'Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the closure plate which closes the shell of the iron at the rear.

Referring to the drawing, this invention has been shown in one form as applied to an electrically heated flatiron comprising a sole plate I having a pressing section I Do and a pressure section lOb, which preferably will be integrally united with the pressing section in any suitable manner, as by casting the two sections together. Embedded in the pressure section [010 is a suitable electrical heating element H which may be of any suitable type, but which preferably will 1,367,341, dated February 1, 1921. element is provided with a pair of (only one shown) to which suitable iii are electrically connected.

As shown, the pressing section Illa is provided with a flat ledge I 4 which surrounds the pressure section I 0?). Also the pressure section Illb is surrounded by a second ledge [5 which is elevated somewhat above the ledge M, as shown, so as to form a peripheral abutment around the section [0b.

The sole plate I!) is covered by means of a shell I 6. The shell I 6 at it point and sides rests upon the ledge I4, and it is secured in its assembled relation with the sole plate by means of a This heating terminals [2 supply leads Company, a corporation of y 31, 1940, Serial No. Divided and this application June 10,

screw 17 which is directed through an aperture 58 provided for it in the shell, and which is received in threaded engagement with the sole plate Hi. Preferably and as shown, the edges of the shell at the sides and point will fit relatively close against the abutment defined by the ledge l5. Mounted upon the shell is a handle I which is secured to the shell by arms 18b and H30.

Terminal pins l9 (only one shown) are provided for electrically supplying the heating element ll through the leads l3 and the terminals [2. The pins 59 are rigidly secured to a terminal support 26 in the manner described and. claimed in my above-mentioned copending application. As there described, the plate 20 supports the terminal pins so that they project upwardly through an opening 2! in the shell, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The leads i3 are electrically connected with the lower ends of the terminal pins [9 by means of nuts 22.

Preferably, the terminal pins will be surrounded by a terminal guard 23 which is arranged to receive the supply plug of the usual twin-supply conductor (not shown). This guard has a hook 24 hooked into an aperture provided for it in the rear handle support 186', and with a tongue 25 received in a slot provided for it in the upper wall of the shell l6, as shown in Fig. 1.

The shell I6 has integrally formed with it a rearwardly extending heel rest section 25. The shell tapers downwardly from a point adjacent the forward end of the iron through the heel rest section 26. The rear edge of the shell rest portion terminates in a curved or folded-in section 21.

The space between the shell and the sole plate at the rear is closed by means of a closure member 28. The closure member 28 is positioned vertically in the iron, and at its lower end is provided with an inwardly extending flange 29 which is adapted to rest upon the rear section of the ledge M, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. At its upper end, the closure plate is provided with a pair of inwardly extending feet or tabs 39 which bear on the under surface of the shell, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. These feet have at their inner ends upright hooks 3| which are booked in slots or openings 32 provided for them in the shell and which as shown are located in the ends of the opening 2|. The members 3| which are hooked to the shell and the flange 29 which bears against the ledge I 4 securely hold the closure plate 28 in its position to close the shell at the rear. When the shell is in place and secured to the sole plate by the screw [1, the hooks function to hold the flange 29 firmly against the sole plate ledge 14 with its inner end bearing against the abutment between the ledges l4 and I5. Preferably and as shown, the closure plate will be provided with an upright tongue 33 in substantial alignment with it and which is directed upwardly through a slot provided for it in the top wall of the shell, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

It will be observed that the closure plate 28 is secured without the use of screws, rivets, and like fastening devices.

Also, it will be seen that the curled or rolledin edge 21 of the heel rest provides a smooth rounded surface which will not scratch the supporting surface of the iron when the iron is in an upright position on its heel and it will not catch the material being ironed as the iron is tipped back and forth between its upright and ironing positions.

While I have shown a particular embodiment of my invention, it will be understood, of course, that I do not wish to be limited thereto since many modifications may be made, and I, therefore, contemplate by the appended claims to cover any such modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

. 1. A flatiron comprising a sole plate, a onepiece shell covering said sole plate and provided with a rearwardly extending hollow heel rest, and a closure plate for closing the vertical opening between the rear edge of said sole plate and said shell, said closure plate having its lower end abutting said sole plate, and having inturned flanges on its upper end bearing on the underside of said shell and at their ends having upright hooks received in openings provided for them in said shell so that said closure plate is secured between said shell and sole plate.

2. A sadiron comprising a sole plate, a onepiece shell covering said plate and provided with a rearwardly extending hollow heel rest, and a heel closure plate having at its lower end an inturned flange abutting said sole plate, inturned flanges on the upper end of said closure plate bearing on the underside of said shell and at their forward ends having upright hooks received in openings provided for them in said shell so that said closure plate is secured between said shell and sole plate.

3. A flatiron comprising a sole plate, a onepieoe shell covering said sole plate and provided with a rearwardly extending hollow heel rest, and a closure plate for closing the vertical opening between the rear edge of said sole plate and said shell, said closure plate having a flange on its upper end extending therefrom and constructed and arranged to bear on the underside of said shell, an upright hook on the end of said flange extending upwardly through an opening in said shell to hook said flange to said shell, said closure plate also having an integral upright tongue in substantial alignment with it received in a slot provided for it in said shell, and said plate further having its lower end engaging said sole plate so that when said shell is secured in place on said sole plate said ciosure plate is locked in place.

l. A flatiron comprising a sole plate having a marginal ledge at its rear end, and an upright abutment at the inner edge of said ledge, a onepiece shell covering said sole plate provided with a rearwardly extending hollow heel rest formed integrally with it, a closure plate for closing the vertical opening between the rear end of said so-le plate and the upper wall of said shell, forwardly extending flanges at the upper and lower edges of said closure plate, the upper flange hearing on the under surface of said shell and the lower flange bearing on said ledge, and a hook on the forward end of said upper flange engaged in an opening in said shell so as to hold said lower flange firmly against said upright abutment.

ALEXANDER M. DICKIE. 

